def create_http_request(http_method, path, *arguments)
http_method = http_method.to_sym
if [:post, :put].include?(http_method)
data = arguments.shift
end
headers = arguments.first.is_a?(Hash) ? arguments.shift : {}
case http_method
when :post
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(path,headers)
request["Content-Length"] = '0'
when :put
request = Net::HTTP::Put.new(path,headers)
request["Content-Length"] = '0'
when :get
request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(path,headers)
when :delete
request = Net::HTTP::Delete.new(path,headers)
when :head
request = Net::HTTP::Head.new(path,headers)
else
raise ArgumentError, "Don't know how to handle http_method: :#{http_method.to_s}"
end
if data.is_a?(Hash)
form_data = {}
data.each {|k,v| form_data[k.to_s] = v if !v.nil?}
request.set_form_data(form_data)
elsif data
if data.respond_to?(:read)
request.body_stream = data
if data.respond_to?(:length)
request["Content-Length"] = data.length.to_s
elsif data.respond_to?(:stat) && data.stat.respond_to?(:size)
request["Content-Length"] = data.stat.size.to_s
else
raise ArgumentError, "Don't know how to send a body_stream that doesn't respond to .length or .stat.size"
end
else
request.body = data.to_s
request["Content-Length"] = request.body.length.to_s
end
end
request
end